<p>I am a Political Science major and took Art History to fill a humanities requirement. DO NOT TAKE IT. It involves a lot of memorization and is, in my personal opinion, really boring.</p>
<p>Every college would have a professor that teaches differently. The art history professor at my university is really challenging but very good. He actually made me interested in the studies.</p>
<p>That’s a personal observation though. I could say the same thing about my Political Science class (which I LOATHE). It’s your major and you probably find it fascinating. Personally, I’m a History major and love all kinds of history- including art.</p>
<p>Art History is one of the most difficult, and completely irrelevant courses known to man-kind. Might as well take a course in Sanskrit.</p>
<p>Just because someone might not like art history doesn’t make it irrelevant. Don’t like it? Don’t take it. And so what if it is challenging, that is a good thing I think. I am not going to college to take it easy.</p>
<p>iam a senior in high school and iam also a future art major and honestly art history came naturally to me because iam an artist , i recommend anyone whose going into the art field to take art history, however don’t take it to take, because it requires a lot of memorization not only with the artist and era but also with the style and innovations.</p>
<p>The only D grade I ever got in college was in Art History. The final was mostly slides of paintings which we were supposed to identify by the style of the artist. </p>
<p>To this day, whenever I go to a museum anywhere in the world, the knowledge I learned from that class enriches my visit.</p>
<p>My professor brought us to shows by then emerging artists who become major influences in their fields.</p>
<p>Take the class pass/fail if you can, but do take it if you plan on visiting museums when you travel.</p>
<p>But how does learning Art History contribute to the humanity?</p>
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<p>Just because you like something doesn’t mean it’s relevant to the way the vast majority of society acts.</p>
<p>Art History will help you in a few areas: 1) becoming a museum curator, 2) becoming an art dealer, 3) becoming an interior designer/decorator, 4) becoming an artist (for inspiration sake), 5) holding conversations with pretentious people at parties, or 6) answering questions on Jeopardy.</p>
<p>Basically, what I’m saying is you can get by in your lifetime without really having to know Art History.</p>
<p>Ominous, you can get by in your lifetime without knowing most things. If you have no interest in visual arts, and can’t develop one, then art history is not for you. But if you love to look at and wonder about beautiful pictures and sculptures, then it’s a very rewarding area to explore. Like most classes, it’s a lot better with a good teacher.</p>
<p>No offense, but I love this. People bash on majors like Art History all the time, but when they actually take a course, they discover that “it’s so hard!!!”. Anyway, a lot of majors require route memorization and it’s just a skill you have to learn. Think about your art history class as a learning experience instead of just being “boring”. Deal with it.</p>
<p>Yea I hated art history</p>